Happiness does not come automatically. It is not a gift that good fortune bestows upon us and a reversal of fortune takes back. It depends on us alone. One does not become happy overnight, but with patient labor, day after day. Happiness is constructed, and that requires effort and time. In order to become happy, we have to learn how to change ourselves.

~ Luca and Francesco Cavalli-Sforza

Is it fair to say happiness is a journey, not a destination? Is that what Ricard and Cavalli-Sforza are saying. I saw a scene in the movie Peaceful Warrior where Dan, the main character, is asked to climb a long hill to see something special. He's all excited during the journey, but when they reach to top, there is no surprise. Dan's disappointed, and his companion prods Dan to realize that happiness was not in the destination but in the journey. Is that always the case?